Concept Cars at the 2015 Dubai International Motor Show

Concept cars are a staple at major motor shows all around the world, and with the Dubai International Motor Show being the biggest in the region, there’s enough on display for show goers to leave gleaming – us included. Giving ordinary individuals a sneak peek into the direction that brands wish to embark on, concept cars are intriguing, provocative, and downright striking. Here are a few that you absolutely must catch at the show!

Maserati Alfieri: The Italians can do a number of things exceptionally well, and automotive designing happens to be just one. For the first time in the Middle East, the trident brand took the wraps off its Alfieri, a 2+2 concept car hailed archetypal for the future design DNA of the brand. In several ways, the Alfieri is all that a concept car should be!

Infiniti Q60: The product of taut creases, sharp edges, and deep recesses along the bodywork, the Infiniti Q60 is an absolute beauty. With global production set to begin in 2016, excitement levels are high, especially since the word on the ground is that it’ll house a 3.0 litre twin-turbocharged V6 under the hood.

Lincoln Continental: Out to alter perceptions, the Lincoln Continental is the most glamorous model to sport the brand’s insignia in over a decade. While not a whole lot has been revealed just yet, production of the Continental is dedicated to Flat Rock, Michigan – home to the Ford Fusion with which it shares a common platform.

Ford GT: The Ford GT stunned audiences at the 2015 Detroit Motor Show back in January and does just that with everyone it exchanges glances with at the 2015 Dubai International Motor Show. With Active Aerodynamics and over 600 horsepower, the Ford GT is cool…very, very cool!

Fadi on Deesch Papke assigned CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa FZETo whom it may concernI would like to share our frustration in dealing with Porsche and Al Nabooda in the last 10 years!After our first Cayan for my wife back in 2008 and the current Macan 2015 we decided to write this letter to Porsche directly.The main objective of AL Nabooda is to overcharge their customers specially on spare parts and the denial on the warranty coverage even on small requests and when you complaint about the prices they offer a big discount! when I refused to renew the Cayan warranty they agreed to change the hand rest!By the end of 2017 we decided to sell our Cayan and move to the new Macan model and that was the biggest mistake!We have bought a Macan S 2015 from Al Nabooda after waiting for several months, from the first 2 months we got a notification on the dashboard that we need to top up the oil, we went to the service center and they did it for us without any explanation!We continued on this annoying practice every couple of months!Another issue in the car was the AC bad smell which Al Nabooda charged us to change the filter and do the cleaning which was not covered by the warranty!This week I went back again to renew the useless warranty without clear answer on the oil consumption except the Porsche cars consume oil!I have been living in Dubai for the last 23 years. I had Boxter, Cayman, Cayan, BMW, Mercedes, etc... and currently I drive Maserati Ghibli and I have never heard that a car consume oil every 1000 km and above. I drive my Maserati car for 20,000 km without toping up or changing the oil!They also called me this week to inform me that the brake pads needs to be changed and the price is AED 4,700 and when I complained suddenly the price went down to AED 3,500!Please allow me to share my frustration with Al Nabooda and my great experience with Al Tayar Motors since 5 years and the way they respect warranty agreements with amazing services.We also decided to sell the Macan and never come back to any brand under Al Nabooda!